QUESTION OF THE DAY:

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I are non-distinct non-zero digits ( 1-9). SqrtA, SqrtB and sqrtC are rational. D/E and F/G are integers. H/I is a terminating decimal.

What is H?

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What is the highest power of 7 which will exactly divide 300! ?

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

If a + b + c + d = 13, find the minimum possible value of a³ + b³ + c³ + d³, given that a, b, c and d are all positive integers.

         (1)    142                             

         (2)    145                              

         (3)    108 
 (4)    112                            

         (5)    127

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

If x^2 + y^2 – 2x + 6y + 10 = 0 find the value if x^2 + y^2.

(a) 10 
(b) –9
(c) 12
(d) None of these

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QUESTION OF THE DAY:

A person has  in is bag 14 notes of Rs. 10 each, 9 notes of Rs. 5 each, 4 notes of  Rs. 2 each and 7 notes of Re 1 each. In how many different ways can be contribute to a charitable find?

         a)      599                                               b)     5999                                          c)      3528

         d)      600                                               e)      2579

CAT 2016 notification out, exam on December 4

CAT 2016 notification was out today on Sunday July 31, 2016 . Common Admission Test will be held on Sunday December 4, 2016 in 2 sessions.

CAT Centre 2016 has officially announced the single day 2 session exam schedule and the registration opening dates for CAT 2016 on July 31, 2016.

The notification was published in all leading newspapers with all the important and relevant details regarding the exam. With no change in exam testing window, CAT 2016 will be summed up in a single day on December 4, 2016 in 2 sessions. Registration for CAT 2016 will open on August 8, 2016 and will continue till September 22, 2016.

CAT 2016 is the mandatory entrance exam for admission to flagship PGP 2017-19 and other programmes in 20 IIMs and other top rated B schools like FMS, MDI, IMI, NITIE, SPJIMR, IMT, BIMTECH, TAPMI, XIMB, Great Lakes among others.

Registration opens on August 8, 2016
Registration for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 will open on August 8, 2016 and will continue till 5 PM on September 22, 2016.

Registration fee increased to Rs.1700/-
The registration and application fee for CAT 2016 is Rs. 1700/- (increased from earlier Rs.1600/-) and to be paid online only. According to CAT 2016 exam Centre “The fee is Rs.1700 for General and NC-OBC Candidates. However, if you belong to the SC/ST/PWD (DA) category the applicable fee is Rs.850.”

CAT 2016 will not offer any facility of Off- line voucher purchase and all the registration activity will have to completed on-line only. A choice of 4 test cities will be available at the time of registration.

List of Non-IIMs on CAT 2016 website 
Apart from 20 IIMs, there are other top B-schools like FMS Delhi, IMI New Delhi, IMT Ghaziabad, JBIMS Mumbai, MDI Gurgaon, NITIE, SPJIMR, TAPMI, XIMB among hundreds of others who will also offer admission to MBA 2017-19 on the basis of CAT 2016 scores.

The list of such non-IIM member institutions that have registered to avail the CAT 2016 scores is provided at CAT 2016 website.

CAT 2016 Scores are restricted only for admission to IlMs and non-IIM member institutions. IIMs have no role in the selection process of Non-IIM Institutions.

Allotment of centre
Test centre as per the availability will be allotted after the last date of registration is over.

Choose 4 Test cities out of 136
As per the CAT 2016 notification the test will be held in 138 test cities all across India in a single  day test window on December 4, 2016 and will be divided in morning and afternoon sessions.

At the time of registration, the candidates have to select any 4 Test Cities as per their preference from the drop down menu. Candidates will be allotted one among the 4 preferred Cities in any 1 of the 2 sessions after the last date of registration.

Admit Card from Oct 18
CAT aspirants will be able to download the CAT 2016 admit card wef October 18, 2016 till the exam date i.e. December 4, 2016. CAT Centre 2016 says “After submission of application, candidates will be permitted to download their Admit Card from October 18, 2016 onwards, till the date of examination.” Candidates can view and print the admit cards.

Exam on Sunday December 4
CAT 2016 exam will be held on December 4, 2016 in 2 sessions as computer based test. The test structure and content remains unchanged in 2016.

Result in January 2017 
CAT 2016 result will be declared during the 2nd week of January, 2017. Exact date of result declaration has not been announced. The scores will remain valid till December 31, 2017 for admission to IIMs and other B schools accepting CAT 2016 scores.

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

A frog is stuck at the bottom of a well. Each time he takes a leap to come out, he covers half the distance left and half a meter. If he is out in four leaps, the height of the wall in meter is:

a)12 

b)20 

c)18 

d)15

VOCAB TESTER:

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.

Students watch out for….. in their professors which they…. with gleefulness.
(1) idiosyncrasies, mimic (2) ideologies, mimicry
(3) idiopathy, mimesis (4) idiocy, mimulus

CAT 2016 exam notification expected to be released next week:

CAT 2016 exam notification is expected to be released next week and in all probability before July 25. Since registration process for CAT opens after a week or so from the date of release of CAT exam notification, it is also expected that the registration and application process for the exam will begin in the 1st week of August, 2016. The fee for registration for CAT 2016 exam may also remain same at Rs.1600/- as it was for last year.

It appears IIM Bangalore the CAT 2016 convener has fully geared up to convene CAT 2016 on time without delay. CAT Centre 2016 at IIM Bangalore has already sent the necessary documents to non-IIMs to register quickly in the list of CAT 2016 score accepting B-schools. Last year many Non-IIMs requested for extension of last date to submit the required MoU to CAT Centre as the list of Non-IIMs accepting CAT scores did not reflect their names and they were added very late, during half way of completion of registration process.

Expect changes in CAT 2016
CAT 2016 the largest MBA entrance test is expected to be full of many changes and surprises making the exam as the first of its kind of examination during past many years.
TCS will remain the testing partner for CAT 2016. The exam is proposed to be conducted on Saturday/Sunday in the month of November. High sectional and overall percentile in CAT 2016 will provide admission opportunity in 20 IIMs and other highly ranked B-schools in the country.
Notification with many changes
CAT 2016 notification will be released in leading news papers along with all the details regarding CAT 2016 exam like opening and closing of CAT 2016 registration date, issue of admit card, application fee, exam dates and number of test centres.
CAT aspirants can expect many changes in the exam notification which include
-- CAT 2016 testing window-whether it will be a single day or multiple days exam with number of sessions
-- Key eligibility criteria to appear in the exam. Last year CAT allowed the candidates with 2 years of university recognized graduate degree in old pattern as eligible to appear in the exam.
-- Information about the number of test cities, option to choose the test centre might also be shared by IIM Bangalore in the CAT 2016 notification.
Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 is the mandatory exam for admission to flagship post graduate management programme in 20 IIMs and other top rated B schools for the academic session beginning 2017. At present there are 20 IIMs and the 20th one the IIM Jammu will start functioning from August 1, 2016 under the mentorship of IIM Lucknow.
CAT 2016: May not follow past pattern
The total overhaul of CAT began in 2015 when IIM Ahmedabad convened the exam. Although CAT 2016 convener Prof Rajendra K Bandi, faculty IIM Bangalore is a little tight lipped, it is expected that CAT 2016 exam will have different pattern and will be more aspirant friendly.
The registration and application process for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2016 is expected to open in the first week of August 2016 and will continue till late September 2016. There would not be any facility to register off-line in CAT 2016 and the candidates will need to keep their documents ready before going to finalise online registration for CAT 2016.

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

In a cross country race, three friends each decided on a different strategy of running. Alan decided to run half the distance at 16 km/hr. and half the distance at 8 km/hr. Bruce ran at 16 km./hr. for half the time and jogged at 8 km/hr. for the remaining time. Christine decided to run at a steady pace of 12 km./hr. throughout. (Assuming there is no one else in the race)

Who was the winner?

         a)   Alan                    b)   Bruce                     c)   Christine                d)   Both (b) & (c)

Who finished 3^rd?

         a)   Alan                   b)   Bruce                     c)   Christine                d)   None of them 

BRAIN TEASER:

Once I had been to the post-office to buy stamps of five rupees, two rupees and one rupee. I paid the clerk Rs. 20, and since he did not have change, he gave me three more stamps of one rupee. If the number of stamps of each type that I had ordered initially was more than one, what was the total number of stamps that I bought?

(a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 8

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BRAIN TEASER:

Five houses lettered A, B, C, D, & E are built in a row next to each other. The houses are lined up in the order A, B, C, D, & E. Each of the five houses has a colored chimney. The roof and chimney of each house must be painted as follows.

i.       The roof must be painted either green, red or yellow.
ii.      The chimney must be painted either white, black, or red.
iii.     No house may have the same color chimney as the color of roof.
iv.     No house may use any of the same colors that the very next house uses.
v.      House E has a green roof.
vi.     House B has a red roof and a black chimney

1.        Which of the following must be true ?

a)      At least two houses have black chimney.
b)      At least two houses have red roofs.
c)      At least two houses have white chimneys
d)      At least two houses have green roofs

e)      No two houses have same coloured chimneys

2.        Which must be false ?

a)      House A has a yellow roof
b)      House A & C have different color chimney
c)      House D has a black chimney
d)      House E has a white chimney

e)      None of these

3.        If house C has a yellow roof. Which must be true.

a)      House D has a white roof                                                 

b)      House E has a black chimney
c)      House E has a red chimney                                 

d)      House D has a red chimney

e)      House E has a white chimney

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY :

1 tabla, 2 dholak, 3 mridang and 5 damru cost Rs.900. 5 tabla, 4 dholak, 6 mridang and 2 damru cost Rs. 2900. How much would 26 Tabla and 15 damru cost if 22 dholak and 33 mridang cost Rs. 3000 ?

a)10800 
b)12400
c)12000
d)9900

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY :

Find the remainder when 5^81 is divided by 48.

(a) 5      (b) 1       (c) 2        (d) 3      (e) 4

BRAIN TEASER:

Three cops have arrested three robbers. However, the shortest way back to jail involves a river crossing, and there is a very small boat, which can only carry two people.

Anyone can row the boat.
If there are any cops present on either side of the river, they are not allowed to be outnumbered by robbers on that side.
Anyone in the boat is considered to be on that side of the river.

Can you help the cops get the robbers to the other side of the river?

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, “His only brother is the father of my daughter’s father.”  How is the gentleman related to Deepak?

      (a)  Grandfather          (b)  Father                  (c)  Brother-in-law          (d)  Uncle                   (e)  None of these

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QUESTION OF THE DAY:

A circle passes through origin and meets the axes at A and B so that (2, 3) lies on AB then the locus of centerid of DOAB is

      (A)  2x – 3y = 6xy                (B)  2x + 3y = 6xy                (C)  3x – 2y = 3xy             (D)  3x + 2y = 3xy

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Find the number of numbers which are less than 48 and co-prime to it . 

(a) 16 
(b) 12 
(c) 18
(d) 10
(e) 14

48 = 2^4 × 3^1
 
So, the number of co primes = 48* (1-1/2)* (1-1/3)
= 16.

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QUESTION OF THE DAY:

          Rana Sangha was awarded for each wound inflicted upon him in a battle. For the first wound he was awarded 1 gold mohur, for the second 2, for the third 4, for the fourth 8, and so on. Its received in total 65,535 gold mohurs. Find the number of wounds he braved?

         a)      14                                                 

         b)      15                                               

         c)      18

         d)      13                                                 

         e)      16


2^(n) -1= 65535. So 2^(n)= 65536= 2^16. So n=16.

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

At 8.00 am there are 8 persons waiting is a queue outside a ration shop. 4 persons join one minute later. The number of persons joining the queue per minute increases at a rate of two persons per minute. The shop opens at 8 : 20 am and distributes the ration which is available for 300 persons only. How many persons will have to return empty–handed if no person arrived after 8.20 am?

a) 198

b) 328

c) 468

d) 178

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QUESTION OF THE DAY:

A six faced die is so biased that it is twice as likely to show an even number as an odd. It is thrown twice. What is the probability that the sum of the numbers is even?
a) 1/3 
b) 2/3 
c) 5/9
d) 6/11
 e) 7/13

The required answer is : 6/9 *6/9 + 3/9 *3/9 = 45/81= 5/9 ....

CAT 2009 Score card:

CAT 2016 Pattern: What will happen?

Will the CAT 2016 going to be convened by IIM Bangalore in partnership with testing agency TCS, follow the last year pattern as revamped by IIM Ahmedabad or will again totally change the test this year?

For the last 2 years CAT aspirants have been facing this dilemma and on the top of it the test structure is revealed before them only a few days before the actual exam when the sample test is made alive by the CAT centre. 

Stay tuned for further updates.

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What is the number of ways the letters of word BRAZEN may be arranged so that the vowels always come together at the beginning or at the end of the word?

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

CAT 2015 Score card

CAT 2014 Score Card of one of our mentors

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Find the next number in the series:
3,5,10,29, 126,....

a. 252
b. 727
c. 318
d. 452

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

QUESTION OF THE DAY :

What is the wrong number in this series:
46, 27, 17, 11, 3

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What is the number of diagonals in a polygon of 15 sides?

IIM Bangalore likely to conduct CAT 2016 exam

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore is likely to conduct the next edition of the Common Admission Test (CAT) in 2016.

The decision has reportedly been taken and the institute is expected to make an official announcement by the end of May or early-April.

If the reports are to be believed, this will be the first time that the online CAT exam will be conducted by IIM Bangalore.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will continue to be the test-taking agency this year. In 2014, TCS signed a five-year deal with the IIMs to conduct the test.

The notification for CAT exam 2016 is likely to be released in July or August. Going by the previous years' trend, CAT 2016 could be held in October or November 2016.

Last year, some massive changes were introduced in the CAT exam pattern. Candidates had to attempt 100 questions in 180 minutes. It was held on a single-day over two sessions.

Over the past few years, the IIMs have been introducing new changes every year. As an entrance test judging aspirants from various backgrounds, CAT is evolving with every passing year.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What is the number of zeroes at the end of 166! ?

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

Find the next number in the series:

10, 18, 51, 200,......

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What will be the last two digits of the sum 1!+2!+......+10!

BRAIN TEASER:

There are 100 rooms in a building, which has one light bulb in each room. The lights are intially all switched off. Now, there are 100 people. The first person enters every room, and switches on the lights. The second one goes to every second room and does the opposite of what already exists, i.e. if the light is switched on , he switches it off and vice versa.

The person goes to every 3 rd room and does the same, the fourth person to every 4th room and does the same. Likewise all the 100 people follow this. After all the 100 people have done this process, how many rooms will remain switched on at the end?

CAT 2016 info...

Indian Institute of Management has announced CAT Exam Notification 2016 – 2017 for all the candidates who want to pursue their Master’s degree in MBA from IIM.

CAT EXAM PATTERN 2016:

The CAT 2016 Exam Pattern consists of two sections. CAT is a computer based objective type test which include a suitable negative marking for each wrong answer.

Important Dates for CAT (Common Admission Test)

Publication of official notification:	June 2016
Starting date for online registration:	August 2016
Closing date to apply online:	September 2016
Issue of Admit Card:	October 2016
Entrance exam date:	November 2016
Publication of result:	December 2016

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What will be the last digit in the expansion of 138^7 ?

a. 8
b. 2
c. 6
d. 4

Answer:
The correct answer is 2 as 8^7 will end in 2 as per cyclicity patterns.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

The expression 6x2 – 5x + 1 is positive for all real values of x except when x lies in a definite range. The range is 

a) 0 < x < ½ 
b) 0 < x < 1/3 
c) 1/4 < x < ½ 
d) 0 < x < 1/3
e) 1/3 < x < ½

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

In a party everyone gave a gift to everyone else. If the total number of gifts exchanged in the party was 600, how many persons were there in the party?

 a)    20                              

 b)    15                                  

 c)    10                                  

 d)    25

Answer:
25×(25-1)=600
Ans. (d)25

How to Prepare for the CAT (Strategy)

For any new person taking up the CAT preparation, there is always a lot of tips scattered in different articles and coaching sites. However, it gets a little confusing for a new guy to choose the best way to go about it.

Having been in the CAT coaching field for a long time now, I myself have faced difficulties and confusions regarding the best ways to prepare for the exam.

So, this is an attempt from my side to combine and consolidate everything into a four part series for CAT exam preparation, followed by two parts on GD/WAT and Interview preparations for the IIMs and top B-Schools.

Attack on the wild feline (CAT) consists of three steps:

CAT exam	Maths, English & DI/LR
GD/WAT	Written Test
Interview	------

Initially, we will begin with the four part series on CAT exam preparation.

Part I: Understanding the mindset of the enemy (CAT)

Part II: The weapons required to defeat the enemy (books, tests series, other fodder material)

Part III: How to use these weapons most effectively to defeat the enemy

Part IV: D-Day performance and exam temperament

Stay tuned to us. We will be shortly coming out with the four parts of strategy one by one, very soon.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What will be the next number in this series:

2, 9, 40, 103,.........

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

In an engineering department of a college 55% of the students are boys. On a particular day, 60% of the girl students were present. What was the fraction of boys who were present that day if total number of students present that day was 75%.

a. 48/75 
b. 48/55
c. 48/27
d. 48/65
e. Can’t be determined

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What is number of non prime factors of 368?

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QUESTION OF THE DAY:

What will be the next number in the series
2, 11, 46, 137,.....

FOOD FO THOUGHT:

QUESTION OF THE DAY:

An article was sold for `60 for a loss. Had it been sold for `81 the gain amount would have been 3/4th of the former loss amount. What is the cost of the article?

(a) 504 
(b) 144
(c) 72
(d) 172
(e) 141

Answer and Explanation:

In mutiple choice questions, it always helps to analyse the answer options. Here clearly the cost of the article lies between 60 and 81. The only answer option which satisfies this criteria is c. 72.

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